Homophobic graffiti in West Seattle

A West Seattle man had homophobic graffiti painted on his garage door Friday and Saturday and told police that he believes that he and another man who live together are being targeted because of their sexual orientation.

The men also were victims of graffiti a year and a half ago when someone wrote an expletive on their garage door, which is on California Avenue Southwest.

The first homophobic message was discovered about noon Friday; the second was found at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to a police report.

The men covered the graffiti before police arrived, but officers took photos of the garage as evidence.